Impact of Minimally Invasive Intra-Capsular Metatarsal Osteotomy on Plantar Pressure Decrease: A Cross-Sectional Study
Carlos Fernández-Vizcaino,
Carmen Naranjo-Ruiz,
Nadia Fernández-Ehrling
et al.
Abstract:Background: Metatarsalgia is a common pathology that is initially treated conservatively, but failure to do so requires surgery, such as the minimally invasive distal metatarsal osteotomy (DICMO). Methods: In this prospective study of 65 patients with primary metatarsalgia who underwent DICMO, plantar pressures, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society MetaTarsoPhalangeal-InterPhalangeal scale (AOFAS-MTP-IP) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) were evaluated pre-operatively and post-operatively and there was a su… Show more
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